In English I, students will engage in activities that build on their prior knowledge and skills in order to strengthen their reading, writing, and oral language skills. Students will read and write on a daily basis.

In English I, students will engage in activities that build on their prior knowledge and skills in order to strengthen their reading, writing, and oral language skills. Students will read and write on a daily basis.

Advanced English I is meant to provide a foundational course for students who intend to enroll in Advanced Placement English III and IV. The course offers a study of multiple genres and periods of literature, accompanies a variety of writing opportunities, vocabulary study, and higher level thinking skills and strategies from College Board. Instruction includes an introduction to key terms, skills, and strategies associated with rhetorical and literary analysis.

Advanced English I is meant to provide a foundational course for students who intend to enroll in Advanced Placement English III and IV. The course offers a study of multiple genres and periods of literature, accompanies a variety of writing opportunities, vocabulary study, and higher level thinking skills and strategies from College Board. Instruction includes an introduction to key terms, skills, and strategies associated with rhetorical and literary analysis.

English II reinforces study skills, library skills, language usage, composition methods, reading competence, literature appreciation, vocabulary enrichment, and effective test-taking techniques.

English II reinforces study skills, library skills, language usage, composition methods, reading competence, literature appreciation, vocabulary enrichment, and effective test-taking techniques.

Advanced English II continues the foundational preparation for the upper level AP courses. Through a study of classic and contemporary literature, students have multiple opportunities to develop and demonstrate their understanding of rhetorical and literary devices through close reading and analysis.

Advanced English II continues the foundational preparation for the upper level AP courses. Through a study of classic and contemporary literature, students have multiple opportunities to develop and demonstrate their understanding of rhetorical and literary devices through close reading and analysis.

English III consists of advanced language usage, written compositions, preparation for college entrance examinations through vocabulary development and test-taking techniques, a survey of American literature, and advanced research skills applicable to a documented paper on an appropriate topic.

English III consists of advanced language usage, written compositions, preparation for college entrance examinations through vocabulary development and test-taking techniques, a survey of American literature, and advanced research skills applicable to a documented paper on an appropriate topic.

The AP Language and Composition course aligns to an introductory college-level rhetoric and writing curriculum, requiring students to develop evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing skills. Students will read nonfiction texts to analyze rhetorical elements and will evaluate, synthesize, and cite research to support their arguments.

The AP Language and Composition course aligns to an introductory college-level rhetoric and writing curriculum, requiring students to develop evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing skills. Students will read nonfiction texts to analyze rhetorical elements and will evaluate, synthesize, and cite research to support their arguments.